"  This is BRILLIANT!   Behave admirably, and admiration will follow.      If only the National Branding Council would embrace this priciple, we would be well on the way!!!! "

"I thought it was supposed to be 'morning calm'!!  Afternoon chaos I could accept.  :-)"

"CONGRATULATIONS Steve, you should be proud. Outstanding event. I look forward to the next one!!"

"Banks were in a difficult position in the late 1990s. The government had withdrawn their explicit guarantees but still saddled them with lending requirements (so called 'policy loans'). They were caught holding the bag in 1997!! You are…"

"Certainly there are many valid comparisons between Korea’s development and that of Japan. However, I would like to point out some of the differences. Japan, at the end of WWII was already an industrialized nation having started down that road…"

"The figure I have heard most often was that 50% of Korea's exports to China is intermediate goods that were assembled into finished products and re-exported to third countries. However, with the global economic crisis over the past 18 months…"

"Samsung has a very limited lineup with 3 sedans and 1 SUV. Ssangyong also has a very limited line up with 3 SUVs and 1 sedan. Even combined, it is not a full (or balanced) lineup. Besides, their technologies are different, facilities are physically…"

"As of yesterday, 13 June, they only took Samsung cards."

"Apologies in advance for repeating myself. Korea first needs to focus on the PROMISE. What does Korea offer? What does it want to offer? Next, the promise has to be delivered consistently across the board - tourist activities, government officials,…"

"Branding interests me most in terms of Korea's 'National Brand' and listened to the interview in that light. Korea's (and Seoul's) approach to branding has been very superficial - Korea Sparkling, Hi Seoul, etc. Martin…"